vacant lot
noun
: a piece of land that is not being used
The children played in the vacant lot between the two buildings.
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But one month after the wildfire consumed more than 9,400 residences and 14,000 acres in the foothill community north of downtown Los Angeles, the first vacant lot sold for $550,000 cash, $100,000 above the asking price.
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Iris Kim, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025
An exception last year was the Loma Alta Terraces project that would have used the state’s density bonus law to place 13 homes on a vacant lot zoned for a maximum of 9 homes in the Loma Alta neighborhood.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
That may continue with Palm Beach seeing its only vacant lot with oceanfront and intracoastal waterfront access listing for $200 million last week.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
That phase will also involve some improvements to the property, including extending 3rd Street and making adjustments to allow utilities to service the vacant lot, which sits on a floodplain.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
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Iris Kim, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025
An exception last year was the Loma Alta Terraces project that would have used the state’s density bonus law to place 13 homes on a vacant lot zoned for a maximum of 9 homes in the Loma Alta neighborhood.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
That may continue with Palm Beach seeing its only vacant lot with oceanfront and intracoastal waterfront access listing for $200 million last week.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
That phase will also involve some improvements to the property, including extending 3rd Street and making adjustments to allow utilities to service the vacant lot, which sits on a floodplain.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Vacant lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacant%20lot. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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